STAMFORD -- An autopsy of a former Stamford man found frozen on the beach in a remote section Cove Island Park Saturday afternoon has determined that the man drowned, probably after he tripped and hit his head on a rock while jogging, police said.

Kuleba's body was found by a person walking in the park along a narrow peninsula near Horseshoe Beach at about 3:15 p.m. Saturday.

Hohn said an examination of the body found a one-inch cut below Kuleba's right ear. The cut, Hohn said, would be consistent with a fall along the rocky spit of land. Hohn said Kuleba probably fell on a rock and may have blacked out when he rolled into the water and drowned. The manner of death has been ruled accidental, Hohn said.

Friends told police Kuleba, who used to live on Dean Street in Stamford, had a regular jogging path through the park that took him along the narrow peninsula near Horseshoe Beach, Hohn said. Kuleba's landlord told police that he went jogging on Friday and never returned.

No outward signs of trauma were found when police examined the body on the beach Saturday afternoon, Hohn said. Kuleba was dressed warmly for the extremely cold day, Hohn said.

The autopsy revealed that Kuleba was otherwise healthy and did not have any kind of heart condition, Hohn said.